Month: March 2019

US plus size retailer Lane Bryant has announced an exclusive collection with blogger Tanesha Awasthi from the Girl With Curves, to mark the brand’s first-ever collaboration with a top fashion influencer. Set to debut in Lane Bryant stores and on LaneBryant.com during New York Fashion Week on September 9, the Girl With Curves x Lane…

In 2011 Greenpeace launched a campaign to reduce hazardous chemicals from clothing manufacturing into the world’s waterways. The aim was to achieve zero discharge by the year 2020. 80 international brands and suppliers took up the challenge, amongst them luxury brands, high street fashion conglomerates, sportswear and outdoor outfitters and a plethora of retailers. As…

With an over two-decade career as one of the world’s most sought-after photographers, Raphael Mazzucco has shot images of celebrities and models as part of campaigns for major brands – Victoria’s Secret, Guess Jeans, Ralph Lauren, and Bergdorf Goodman, among them. He’s also captured fashion shoots for publications like L’Official, French & Italian Vogue, Marie…

Italy’s fashion industry responded Friday to accusations of widespread underpaid and undeclared subcontracted work in a New York Times article, saying that the problem is limited and already being dealt with. “The problem of irregular employment exists in the world and luxury businesses are the most active in the fight against the phenomenon,” said Carlo…

An exclusive Off-White capsule collection was launched today at TheDoubleF, the luxury e-tailer operated by Italian retailer Folli Follie. Titled “The Double-Off”, the collection featured seven unisex pieces in black and teal, including a T-shirt, a sweatshirt, two hoodies, a cap, a belt and a pair of jeans. Prices range from 180 euros (approximately 212…

Danish-born, London-based Malene Oddershede Bach presented her feminine spring/summer 2019 collection on-schedule at London Fashion Week for the first time showcasing her fresh take on quintessentially British styles such as playful shirt dresses and rain macs. Graduating from the Fashion Scout platform, Malene Oddershede Bach transformed the grand architecture of the Ennison Sessions House into…

What appeared far removed from the London Fashion Week catwalk mayhem, but was in fact a key LFW event, was Anya Hindmarch presenting SS19 in the form of a fluffy beanbag. The world’s largest apparently, according to the company. Away from the buzzy runways, front row mania and backstage drama, was a refreshing three day…

The new season of ready-to-wear international fashion weeks for Spring/Summer 2019 edition is upon us. Shoes are being polished, hairdressers booked and frocks picked up for dry cleaning. To start NYFW will kick off the catwalk season from 6 to 12 September. New York fashion week is followed by fashion weeks in London, from 14…

Asics has confirmed that it has signed an agreement with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to become its official supplier until the end of 2020. The deal will see Asics supplying official sportswear and shoes to the IPC and the Independent Paralympic Athletes Team at official events. From 2019, this will extend to all officials…

The H&M group has announced that its initiative to provide fair wages to the textile industry has now reached nearly one million workers. Since 2013, the multi-brand conglomerate has been carrying out its Fair Living Wage strategy. Originally presented in Berlin, the approach is based on the simple conclusion that workers should earn a wage…